U.S. Army Capt. David McKenna, a communications officer with the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, translates as Spc. Justin Teschner, a sniper with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Comba More
President Barack Obama bestows the Medal of Honor to Army Sgt. William Shemin, accepting on his behalf are his daughters Elsie Shemin-Roth (middle) and Ina Bass (left), in the East Room of the White House, June More
Japanese Sgt. Youhei Kaminota, a sniper with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, positions himself behind an M24 Sniper Weapon System to familiarize himself before fi More
An aerial view of the Yakima Training Center, where currently the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force and U.S. Soldiers assigned to I Corps, are training together as part More
U.S. Army snipers assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, observe and train Japanese snipers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japan Ground Self-De More
Members of the 4th Tank Battalion, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force watch illumination rounds slowly fall from the sky ending their day at a tank gunnery range, Sept. 11 at Yakima Training Center, Wash. The t More
Japanese soldiers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, move to their vehicles to prepare to train with U.S. Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Reg More
U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, take a break to eat lunch and chat with the members of the 4th Tank Battalion, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forc More
U.S. Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Japanese soldiers with the 16th Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Regimental Combat Team, 4th Divi More
KATY, Texas – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nikko Beavers, motor transportation specialist with Headquarters and Supply, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, inspects vehicle More
KATY, Texas – Sgt. Xavier Refuge, a reconnaissance Marine with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepares a U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Craft for More
LUMBERTON, Texas – Hospital corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Komi Gayakpa (left) and assault amphibian vehicle Marines, Lance Cpl. Arturo Platamartinez (center) and Lance Cpl. Alejandro Lopez (right), with 4th More
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Marine with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, tightens lug nuts on an Amphibious Assault vehicle before heading out in support of search and rescue More
Marines with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, return to Katy, Texas from rescue missions in West Orange, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Over the course of severa More
U.S. Marines and the Royal Thai Armed Forces held a dedicating ceremony for a newly constructed bathroom facility at Bankhlongphaingam School, Sukhothai province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 5, 2020. Exercise Co More
Japanese Maj. Gen. Takeyoshi Omori, the deputy commander of 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, thanks a U.S. Army helicopter pilot by giving him and his crew a Japanese coin for excellence after an More
U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Alicea, a sniper assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, watches as Japan Ground Self Defense Force Sgt. Yuusuke Nakasato, More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Shaw, a sniper section leader with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, briefs U.S. Soldiers and members of the Japanese G More
U.S. Army Pfc. Adam Padilla, right, an infantryman with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, chats and shares family photos with Japanese Sgt. Tomotsugu Sudu, a tank gunner More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Billy Brashears, a platoon sergeant with Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, looks for targets to call out to his gunne More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher Goodwin, a fire support officer with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and Japanese 1st Sgt. Teruhiko Tanaka, a forward obse More
Japanese Sgt. 1st Class Ryuji Hira, a sniper with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, covers his ghillie suit with vegetation during a sniper exercise in cooperation with U.S. Army More
A Japanese soldier renders his salute to the flag during an opening ceremony for Operation Rising Thunder at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 4, 2013. The exercise aimed to improve and validate the Japa More
KATY, Texas – Marines and joint integrated agencies work together to prepare U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts for an upcoming search and rescue mission in Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 30, 201 More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jay Mullen, a reconnaissance Marine with 4th Reconnaissance battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, operates the U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding More
LUMBERTON, Texas – Marines with C Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, perform search and rescue operations for locals in Lumberton, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Marine More
KATY, Texas – Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare two U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts for upcoming rescue and support missio More
BEAUMONT, Texas – Marines with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, prepare amphibious assault vehicles in before heading out in support of search and rescue missions in wake of Hurricane Harve More
U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Julio Arrango, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 HCA Site 7 OIC gives a speech during the dedication ceremony in support of Cobra Gold 2020 at Bankhlongphaingam School, Sukhothai province More
A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force assigned to the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, stands in formation with U.S. Soldiers during the beginning of a live-fire exercise at the Yakima Tr More
Japanese Maj. Gen. Takeyoshi Omori, the deputy commander of 4th Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, thanks U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darrell R. O'Steen, the commander of the Yakima Training Center, for an aeria More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Anthony, left, a spotter assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, teaches Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers, with 1 More
Spc. Andrew Anthony, spotter, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, teaches Japanese snipers the way American snipers engage a target Sept. 5, at the Yak More
Japanese 1st Sgt. Teruhiko Tanaka, a forward observer sergeant, and Sgt. 1st Class Yuji Matsumoto, both with the 16th Infantry Regiment, Heavy Mortar Company, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, determine the a More
U.S. Army Pfc. Adam Padilla, right, an infantryman with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and Japanese Sgt. Tomotsugu Sudu, a gunner with 4th Tank Battalion, Japanese Gr More
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Howard, right, a senior sniper, gives pointers Pvt. Derrick Moster, a sniper, on how to prepare camouflage for a ghillie suit prior to a training exercise during Rising Thunder at the Yak More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Lanza, left, the commander of 7th Infantry Division, greets Japanese Maj. Gen. Takeyoshi Omari, the deputy commander, 4th Division, prior to the opening ceremony for Operation Rising More
A U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicle assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, rumbles across a range during a live-fire training exercise More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Howard, a communication specialist with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, steers a U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Craft More
KATY, Texas – Marines and joint integrated agencies work together in order to reconstruct the U.S. Army 1078 A1 5-ton trucks in Katy, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017, to support disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Har More
KATY, Texas – Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare a U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Craft for upcoming rescue and support missions More
LUMBERTON, Texas – Marines with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, perform search and rescue operations for locals in Lumberton, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Marines with C C More
WEST ORANGE, Texas – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Austin Rusk a reconnaissance Marine team leader with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, wades through waist de More
U.S. Army Col. Jeffrey Gottlieb, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Division Chief and U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Julio Arrango, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 HCA Site 7 OIC give the customary Thai greeting as distingui More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darrell R. O'Steen, the commander of the Yakima Training Center, briefs Japanese Maj. Gen. Takeyoshi Omori, the deputy commander of 4th Division, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, on the rout More
The 16th Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Regimental Combat Team color guard stands in front of the formation rendering a salute as both national anthems play during an opening ceremony for Operation Rising T More
The color guard with the 16th Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Regimental Combat Team, stand in front of the formation rendering a salute as the national anthems for the U.S. and Japan play during an opening cer More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Billy Brashears, a platoon sergeant with Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, looks across a range while conducting a li More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Shaw, assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, evaluates snipers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japan Ground Self-D More
KATY, Texas – Marines along with joint integrated agencies work together in order to reconstruct the U.S. Army 1078 A1 5-ton trucks in Katy, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017. All military services are providing or preparin More
BEAUMONT, Texas – 1st Sgt. John Finney of 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts door to door welfare checks in a U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding More
Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, wade through thigh deep water in search of people in need of aid in Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Over the course of s More
WEST ORANGE, Texas – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Austin Rusk, a reconnaissance Marine team leader with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, uses an available lad More
U.S. Army Col. Jeffrey Gottlieb, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Division Chief greets Royal Thai Army 4th Infantry Division Commander before the dedication ceremony during CObra Gold 2020 at Bankhlongphaingam School More
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Howard, a senior infantry sniper with B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, explains the functions of a sniper rifle to More
U.S. Army Lt. Col Douglas Walter, right, the commander of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Japanese Col. Hirofumi Hamamoto, the commander of 16t More
U.S. Army Pfc. Nathanial Hanson, a gunner with Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, loads and checks his .50-caliber machine gun prior to heading More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Shaw, left, assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, evaluates Japanese Master Sgt. Kazunori Takao and snipers with the 16 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kenneth Chambers, left, a fire support noncommissioned officer, Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, marks mortar round impact locations on a More
U.S. soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force from 16th Japanese Ground Self Defense More
BEAUMONT, Texas - Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and joint integrated agencies conduct search and rescue operations in order to evacuate civilians from the More
BEAUMONT, Texas –1st Sgt.John Finney of 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, guides a U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during search and rescue oper More
WEST ORANGE, Texas – U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. John Herrera, a parachute rigger with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, wades through waist deep flood wa More
U.S. Marines and the Royal Thai Armed Forces held a dedicating ceremony for a newly constructed bathroom facility at Bankhlongphaingam School, Sukhothai province, Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold More
Japanese Sgt. Youhei Kaminota, sniper, 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4th Division, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, positions himself behind an M24 sniper rifle to familiarize himself before firing. The members More
Japanese soldiers with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, pull security as U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kenneth Chambers, a fire support noncommissioned officer with Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, marks mortar round impact locations on a ma More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Shaw, left, with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, delivers a safety brief and training information to Japanese snipers with th More
WEST ORANGE, Texas – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Austin Rusk, a reconnaissance Marine team leader with Charlie Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, climbs to the second More
U.S. Marines and the Royal Thai Armed Forces held a dedicating ceremony for a newly constructed bathroom facility at at Bankhlongphaingam School, Sukhothai province, Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Go More
U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Alicea, a sniper with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, watches as Sgt. Yuusuke Nakasato with the 16th Regimental Combat Team, 4 More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher Goodwin offers candy to Japanese Sgt. 1st Class Yuji Matsumoto and soldiers the 16th Infantry Regiment, Heavy Mortar Company, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, during a pause in More
WEST ORANGE, Texas – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Jones a reconnaissance Marine with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, prepares Meals Ready-to-Eat for locals in need of More
President Barack Obama bestows the Medal of Honor to Army Sgt. Henry Johnson, accepting on his behalf is Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Wilson, of the New York National Guard, in the East Room of the White House, June More
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Anthony, a spotter with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, teaches Japanese snipers the way American snipers engage a target More
WEST ORANGE, Texas – Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, speak with Patrick Pullen, a city councilman of West Orange, after escorting him through West Orange, More
U.S. Marines and the Royal Thai Armed Forces held a dedication ceremony for a newly constructed bathroom facility at Bankhlongphaingam School, Sukhothai province, Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold More
U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Mitchell, a sniper with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to Japanese snipers before beginning a firing range, at th More
KATY, Texas – Marines and joint integrated agencies work together to prepare U.S. Marine Corps F470 Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts for an upcoming convoy rescue mission to Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017. M More
WEST ORANGE, Texas – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Esquivel a reconnaissance Marine with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, provides water for local who lost all basic nece More
U.S. Army Spc. Justin Teschner, a sniper with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to Japanese snipers before beginning a firing range, at th More
WEST ORANGE, Texas – Sgt. Austin Rusk a reconnaissance Marine team leader with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, shakes the hand of Patrick Pullen, city councilman of Wes More